महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-19

सोऽब्रवीदहमासं प्राग्गृत्सो नाम महासुरः ।
पुरा देवयुगे तात भृगोस्तुल्यवया इव ॥१९॥

19. so'bravīdahamāsaṁ prāggṛtso nāma mahāsuraḥ ,
purā devayuge tāta bhṛgostulyavayā iva.

19. saḥ abrāvīt aham āsam prāk gṛtsaḥ nāma mahā-asuraḥ
purā deva-yuge tāta bhṛgoḥ tulya-vayāḥ iva

19. saḥ abrāvīt tāta purā deva-yuge prāk aham gṛtsaḥ nāma mahā-asuraḥ āsam,
bhṛgoḥ tulya-vayāḥ iva

19. He said, 'My child, long ago, in a divine age, I was formerly a great demon named Gṛtsa, seemingly of the same age as Bhṛgu.'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - said, spoke

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

• गृत्सः (gṛtsaḥ) - the demon named Gṛtsa (Gṛtsa (a proper name); greedy, clever)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed, truly

• महा-असुरः (mahā-asuraḥ) - great demon, mighty demon

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, anciently

• देव-युगे (deva-yuge) - in a divine age, in an age of gods

• तात (tāta) - my child (addressing a younger person or disciple) (dear son, my child, father)

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

• तुल्य-वयाः (tulya-vayāḥ) - of equal age, coeval

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

गृत्सः (gṛtsaḥ) - the demon named Gṛtsa (Gṛtsa (a proper name); greedy, clever)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛtsa

gṛtsa - greedy, clever; a proper name

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

महा-असुरः (mahā-asuraḥ) - great demon, mighty demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-asura

mahā-asura - great demon, mighty demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, anciently

(indeclinable)

देव-युगे (deva-yuge) - in a divine age, in an age of gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deva-yuga

deva-yuga - divine age, age of gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+yuga)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• yuga – age, epoch, yoke
  noun (masculine)

तात (tāta) - my child (addressing a younger person or disciple) (dear son, my child, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear son, my child

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (a celebrated sage)

तुल्य-वयाः (tulya-vayāḥ) - of equal age, coeval

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya-vayas

tulya-vayas - of equal age, coeval

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+vayas)

• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• vayas – age, youth, period of life
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)